You could purchase originals or prints of modern art abstract or sketches in black and white and marry these with lighting consisting of modern shades over brushed or polished aluminum lamps - pr stainless steel if your prefer.

Before buying living room furniture, room space planning often pays by helping you to avoid clutter. If there was one thing the Victorians were good at, it was clutter. They seemed to fill every inch of available space with furniture and accessories and forget that people needed space to walk in!